单词 | boysy |
释义 | boysyadj. colloquial (now chiefly British). Consisting of, characteristic of, or suitable for boys or young men; assertively masculine in character; (also) youthfully boisterous. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > man > [adjective] > virile man boysy1921 he-mannish1924 macho1949 macho man1959 studly1966 the world > people > person > child > boy > [adjective] boyish1542 boyly1552 laddish1841 little boy1843 small boy1858 boyey1885 boysy1921 the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > spiritedness or liveliness > [adjective] > boisterously lively exuberant?1504 flagartie1535 unsober1542 unstaida1557 coltisha1586 skittisha1592 unsettled1594 untameful1607 tearing1654 boisterousa1683 rackety1773 rumbustiousa1777 ranty1783 polrumptious1787 spanking1801 flisky1807 uproarious1819 unplacid1825 skylarking1826 fizzy1855 polyphloisboisterousa1875 polyphloisbic1915 raucous1919 boysy1921 bang-about1933 Tigger-like1974 1921 E. Wetherald Tree-top Mornings 10 And a noisy, boysy, rollicky..time they have together! 1933 L. Hart Hollywood Party in Compl. Lyrics (1986) 197/1 For tonight I meet you At that noisy, girlsy and boysy Hollywood Party. 1991 Twenty Twenty Spring 71/2 The allure of The Stone Roses' boysie irreverence..can't be denied. 2000 Big Issue 28 Feb. 29/4 Three Kings has been marketed in America as a boysy action movie. 2004 Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Sept. 7 It was a very ‘boysie’ office. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1921 |
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